1st Edition
Imperialism and Multinational Banking Italian Economic Initiatives in Egypt from 1882 to 1940
List of acronyms and abbreviations. Prologue 1. Egypt’s Integration into the World Economy during the Long Nineteenth Century: What Role Did the Italians Play?2. The Banco di Roma Lands in Egypt: Politics and Economics between the Turn of the Century and the Post-War Period 3. Fleeting Success: Italian Banking Grapples with Reorganisation and Competitive Pressure (1921-1929) 4. The Great Depression 5. Caught between Two Wars: Crisis in the Italian Presence in Egypt (1935-1939). 6. Epilogue. 7. Appendix
Biography
Enrico Berbenni is Associate Professor of Economic History at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
“A masterful and original contribution to the study of imperialism and global finance, this book offers a nuanced, deeply researched account of Italian banking in Egypt, shedding new light on the interplay between economic power, geopolitics, and multinational enterprise”
– Giuseppe De Luca, University of Milan, Italy.“Italian banks have been left out of the international literature on multinational banking. Enrico Berbenni expertly corrects this omission with the fascinating case of Egypt from the age of high imperialism to the Second World War. A must read for anyone interested in global finance”
– Youssef Cassis, European University Institute“This book represents a significant and genuinely original contribution to the historiography of multinational banking and economic imperialism. It reconstructs with clarity and precision the Italian experience in Egypt, bringing into sharper focus the strategies, limits, and missteps of latecomer powers in the arena of international finance”
– Pietro Cafaro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
